Apparatus for Testing the Persistence of Haptic Memory

Abstract

The human brain uses at least three types of stimuli to acquire information: auditory, visual, and haptic. A great deal of research has been completed in the study of visual auditory memory, allowing researchers to understand the abilities and limitations of these types of memory. Researchers have investigated the human brain�s ability to remember and recognize haptic patterns, but little has been done to verify the persistence of short-term haptic memory, the memory created based on touch or feel. The purpose of this project was to create an apparatus that could be used to test the short-term persistence haptic memory. This device works in a manner similar to the Simon-Says game in that various types of cues will be given to a test subject in a particular order and the subject will then attempt to recall the sequence.